You've almost certainly seen the dancing gorilla video which demonstrates the theory of change blindness — a phenomenon which means we don't see changes we're not expecting. Now, an updated experiment shows that the same may be true of radiologists analysing CT images. Read More >>
Featured comment by Astronaut_Mike:
"instead of telling us there is a gorilla there before we see the picture.....it's not that difficult to grasp" More »
The once unfathomable technologies of science fiction are starting to become a reality, and the latest of comes in the form of an affordable x-ray scanner no bigger than a stick of chewing gum. Read More >>
When most people tackle DIY projects related to airports, it's usually some kind of over-the-top commercial airline simulator. But not Ben Krasnow He took a decidedly different approach by building his own X-ray backscatter machine using various parts found on eBay. Read More >>
Ever wonder what it would be like to gaze at the iPhone 5 with superhero-calibre X-ray vision? Wonder no more, because an engineer named Alex Caron has snapped a couple of X-ray images of Apple's newest smartphone. Read More >>
Featured comment by Gage:
"The Ampere is the base SI unit, rather than a Coulomb. But yeah, it is; and I agree with you, Coulomb would be better/easier/more fundamental." More »
Developed by a Japanese company called Mikasa for emergency medical use in the field, particularly when there's no power after a disaster, the TRB9020H portable x-ray machine weighs just 7 kg and can take up to 300 images on a single charge. Read More >>
Featured comment by Tacos:
"Except sadly you won't find the best Kinder toys. They are a lot worse these days, You don't even get to put them together yourself now :(" More »
Who cares about console controllers? They sit on our floors, are thrown against our walls, and do our bidding. Boring chunks of plastic. But when you x-ray them, they look downright gorgeous, like cyborg jellyfish. Read More >>
Featured comment by Phenomenological:
"It's the most phenomenal melting pot of depraved human psychology to study on the planet. If you want to know what makes one particular group of nutte..." More »
If you can’t have X-ray specs, then a phone that can see through walls might just be the next best thing. Thanks to some researchers out of the University of Texas it’s now totally possible. They’ve taken the tech that powers the privacy-invading airport security terahertz wave scanners and made it tiny to create a phone-sized chip that’ll give your next smartphone the ability to see through walls. Read More >>
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